STAFF REPORT
Ensworth is pleased to announce Lewisburg’s own Jason Maxwell as their new Athletic Director. His appointment is the culmination of a comprehensive national search process led by an internal advisory committee. Maxwell emerged from an impressive pool of candidates as a passionate and talented leader.
Maxwell has a deep understanding and appreciation for Ensworth’s mission and vision and was the clear choice to lead Ensworth athletics into the future. He will begin his new role on July 1, 2024.
For the past 19 years, Maxwell has worked at Ensworth as the founding head coach for the varsity baseball team and the admissions director for the Middle School. During his time as head coach, Maxwell has helped over 30 athletes continue their baseball careers at collegiate levels. His student-athletes have gone on to play for top programs like West Point, Duke, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Belmont, and Tennessee.
Maxwell is a former Major League baseball player with the Chicago Cubs from 1993-1998 and played the 2000 and 2001 seasons with the Minnesota Twins. He also spent a portion of his career playing with the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, and Tampa Bay Rays organizations.
In addition to coaching, Maxwell has served on the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association (TBCA) and the American Baseball Coaches Association Diversity in Baseball Committee, as well as a coach for the TBCA Showcase Classic and USA Baseball teams. As Assistant Coach for the 2016 USA 15U National Team, the team won the Bronze Medal in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Championships in Japan. As Manager for the 2018 USA Baseball 15U National Team, his squad won a Gold Medal and the WBSC World Championship in Panama. In 2019, he was awarded the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association DII-AA Sectional Coach of the Year.
Maxwell was named coach for the 2021 Major League Baseball/USA Baseball High School All-American Game and was honored with the Nashville Old Timers Baseball Association Mr. Baseball Award. He was also the 2021 USA Baseball 18U Manager and named the USA Baseball Developmental Coach of the Year in 2018. In 2023, Maxwell was named the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) High School Division Chair and Assistant Coach for the 2023 USA 18U Baseball National Team.
Maxwell graduated from Marshall County High School in 1990 where he was a three-sport, All-State athlete in baseball, basketball, and football. Upon graduation, Maxwell attended Middle Tennessee State University, where he was named All-Ohio Valley First Team honors for baseball in 1992 and 1993 and helped the Blue Raiders reach the NCAA tournament in 1992.
Maxwell will replace Ricky Bowers, who will move into a new role as Athletic Administrator at Emeritus. Bowers has spent over 20 years at Ensworth. Bowers had this to say about Maxwell: “Coach Maxwell is a wonderful man and model of kindness. Ensworth is and has been fortunate to have him and his beautiful family flourish in this community for 20 years. I am thrilled to know he will have this new opportunity and remain in this community for years to come.”
From Jason Maxwell: “I am beyond excited to be named the next Athletic Director at Ensworth. I am deeply honored and thankful for this opportunity. The Ensworth community has become such a special place for my family over the past twenty years, and this position is one that I cannot wait to embrace. I look forward to continuing the legacy of the Ensworth athletic program set forth by my predecessor, Ricky Bowers, as I aim to impact, inspire, and lead our student-athletes and athletic department in their future endeavors with hopes of them becoming people of high character and integrity on and off of the field of play.”
Press release sent by Angela Claxton, Director of Marketing and Communications at Ensworth School.
